https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German prosecutors said on Tuesday they have asked judges to fine three scientists at the prestigious Max Planck Institutes for animal cruelty over experiments on monkeys' brains. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:10:50 +0100 germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments A farmer in central Germany woke up on Sunday morning to the horrifying sight of 40 of his chickens with their heads ripped off by brute force. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/unknown-attackers-rip-heads-off-40-chickens Tue, 17 May 2016 15:56:44 +0200 unknown-attackers-rip-heads-off-40-chickens Berliners were outraged this week after it emerged that some tourist souvenir stands are selling hats made of dog fur. The Local headed to sightseeing hotspots to investigate. https://www.thelocal.de/20151106/berlin-hat-sellers-stock-seized-after-dog-fur-outrage Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:54:02 +0100 berlin-hat-sellers-stock-seized-after-dog-fur-outrage A woman from Lower Saxony was stopped by police on Tuesday – for trying to carry a Shetland Pony out of the country in the boot of her Fiat Panda. https://www.thelocal.de/20150804/woman Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:35:59 +0200 woman After graphic pictures emerged of distressed and unconscious monkeys bleeding from the head at the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, the world-renowned research centre announced on Sunday that it will close its primate research programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20150504/monkey-torture-institute-to-close-programme Mon, 04 May 2015 13:38:21 +0200 monkey-torture-institute-to-close-programme Police in Munich had to intervene to stop a drunk man attacking passersby with mice on Thursday morning, reports the Augsburger Allgemeine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150430/munich-man-hurls-white-mice-at-passers-by Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:53:38 +0200 munich-man-hurls-white-mice-at-passers-by Three people appeared in court on Wednesday after authorities found over 500 exotic animals in their apartment in Ebersberg, Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20150319/zoo-of-exotic-animals-found-in-bavaria Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:01:31 +0100 zoo-of-exotic-animals-found-in-bavaria Police in Stuttgart were in for a hopping surprise when they searched a flat on Tuesday and found it full to bursting with furry mammals. https://www.thelocal.de/20150218/police-find-100-rabbits-in-stuttgart-flat Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:26:00 +0100 police-find-100-rabbits-in-stuttgart-flat As German police released two men suspected of stabbing a sheep and several ponies, animal owners in two towns are on high alert – even sleeping alongside their stock to make sure no more are killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130620/50417 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:59:00 +0200 50417